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Monrovia vs. Phnom Penh Cost of Living Summary

Monrovia is 59.7% more expensive than Phnom Penh.

Restaurants: pay 85.3% more in Monrovia
Groceries: pay 2.9 times more in Monrovia
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Monrovia
Housing: pay 78.5% more in Monrovia
Childcare: pay 71.7% less in Monrovia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Monrovia
Clothing: pay 1.5% less in Monrovia

The cost of groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Monrovia are more expensive than in Phnom Penh. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Monrovia. Notably, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Monrovia.

Monrovia vs. Phnom Penh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Monrovia instead of Phnom Penh, you would:

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pay 85.3% more for restaurants

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 KHR20,025.00	$7.50 LRD1,332.19	+50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.00 KHR28,035.00	$11.00 LRD1,953.88	+57.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 KHR3,722.29	$2.00 LRD355.25	+115.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 KHR3,657.75	$2.00 LRD355.25	+119.0%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for groceries

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 KHR6,610.31	$1.79 LRD318.17	+8.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.70 KHR26,833.50	$5.91 LRD1,048.95	-11.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.17 KHR32,711.86	$8.01 LRD1,423.03	-1.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 KHR7,284.65	$3.60 LRD639.45	+97.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.01 KHR8,043.68	$5.38 LRD954.74	+167.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.81 KHR7,251.42	$0.74 LRD131.87	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,542.45	$3.83 LRD680.90	+333.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 KHR7,666.22	$4.67 LRD828.92	+143.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 KHR2,942.96	$5.00 LRD888.13	+580.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 KHR3,512.17	$1.03 LRD182.93	+17.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 KHR2,149.69	$4.83 LRD858.52	+800.5%
Average			+188.8%

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.33 KHR17,341.84	$4.69 LRD833.65	+8.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.60 KHR38,448.00	$20.00 LRD3,552.50	+108.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,000.00 KHR196,245,000.00	$12,534.94 LRD2,226,518.22	-74.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.05 KHR36,256.50	$12.69 LRD2,254.41	+40.2%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 78.5% more for housing

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.29 KHR85,250.07	$93.25 LRD16,563.52	+338.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$481.60 KHR1,928,817.37	$666.67 LRD118,416.67	+38.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.92 KHR1,097,042.67	$95.00 LRD16,874.38	-65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.99 KHR332,359.07	$85.26 LRD15,145.11	+2.7%
Average			+78.5%

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pay 71.7% less for childcare

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$293.33 KHR1,174,800.00	$129.33 LRD22,972.82	-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,141.67 KHR28,602,375.00	$894.00 LRD158,796.49	-87.5%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 KHR4,838.88	$3.00 LRD532.88	+148.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 KHR10,117.89	$3.33 LRD592.08	+31.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.88 KHR7,509.38	$5.00 LRD888.13	+166.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.67 KHR166,875.00	$76.25 LRD13,543.91	+83.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 KHR15,018.75	$9.75 LRD1,731.80	+160.0%
Average			+118.0%

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pay 1.5% less for clothing

	Phnom Penh	Monrovia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.75 KHR103,128.75	$18.41 LRD3,270.51	-28.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$23.33 KHR93,450.00	$33.75 LRD5,994.84	+44.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$88.00 KHR352,440.00	$56.25 LRD9,991.41	-36.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.20 KHR241,101.00	$68.75 LRD12,211.72	+14.2%
Average			-1.5%

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